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On 06/09/2018 06:31 PM, Hilco Wijbenga wrote: |
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> Okay, with all that advice, I gave it another try. I'm also setting |
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> up a VirtualBox for my WFH stuff and VB wants to use 10.0.0.0 for its |
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> networking. I've changed this to 172.16.0.0 so now I can easily tell |
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> that network from work network (which seems to use 10.25.0.0) |
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> I wanted to add a route to NetworkManager's VPN connection. It wants |
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> Address, Network, Gateway, and Metric so I gave it "10.0.0.0", "255.0.0.0" |
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> (this one shows up automatically), "207.x.y.z", "1". But then VPN fails |
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> to start with the complaint that the configuration is invalid. |
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> So I tried what I think is the same on the CL: |
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> $> route add -net 10.0.0.0/8 gw "207.x.y.z" metric 1 |
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> SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable |
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> So apparently, it's not quite as straightforward as I thought it might |
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> be. :-) |
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I think you're actually quite close. |
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I believe the reason NetworkManager's VPN and the route command are |
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complaining are the same. |
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Routing almost always wants the next hop, not the ultimate destination. |
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Think about it this way, if you ask for directions in an unfamiliar |
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building, do you want to be told that you need to go to the office |
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across the hall from Mary? Or do you want to be told, take the elevator |
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tot he 4th floor, turn left, and go to the office across the haul from |
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Mary, she has a big sign on her office. |
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"Across the haul from Mary" by itself is useless and unactionable. The |
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directions that start with the elevator in the lobby is actionable. ;-) |
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Grant. . . . |
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